Mud scraper



May 6, 1930.-

s.y H. IDI-:us l 1,757,771 -MUD scRAPER Filed April 15. 1929 .Siebed H. [deus j Patented May 6,'1930 UNETEZD STATES;

sIEBEND H. IDEUs, *orF BEnTnIoafNnisnAsKff f 'if if MUD sonArER Application sied April Y1a,

My invention relates to mud scrapers for automobile wheels, its primary objectA being the provision of a scraper member which may be attached to an automobile so as toscrapeV off the mud which accumulates on the wheel mud on the wheel even though the mud'is packed hard.

Anotherof my objects is the provision ofl lan adjustable feature whereby the knife may be moved toward or away from the wheel to position it where itwill accomplishits purpose most e'ectively.v Y

Another of myobjects is theprovision of a mud scraper attachmentfor' automobiles which may be so positioned that it will not` interfere Vwith the brakes or springs of the automobile nor with the tire chains when the tirechains are in place.

Having in view these objects and others which will be pointed out'in the following description, I will now refer to the drawings,

in which Y Figure 1 is a view in elevation lof a portion of the aXle of an automobile and of anautomobile wheel, showing 'my' entire device se- Secured thereto. v

- Figure 2 Ais a view in perspective kof the scraping knife only. Y v

Figure 3 is aviewcin perspective of a portion ofthe automobile axle with the clamp 5 and support ofmy device secured thereto,

In'the drawings Ythe automobile wheel is designated by the numerallO and the tire .chain by the 4numeral 11'.v The brake drum is o shown at 12 'andA the automobile springA is shown at 18. The wheel 10 with itsbrake drum 12 is secured to the axle 14 which may Y be either a front axle or a rear axle.

The scraping knife shown in Figure 2 has a knife portion 15 which is parallel with the plane of theV wheel as shown in Figure 1. rI"he knife 15 has a beveled cutting edge at 16 and its free end 1T has a chiselbevel. As long as this knife 15 Vis held rigidly'in the ,position shown in Figure 1, it will ,shave 0E the mud Vof the scraper knife is rigidly secured by pass` Y motor even in low gear. The customary p ro-V handy tool.

. Having#thus-described `my inventionrin amata was relating agaaelfta;

To hold the scraper 15 i I proi l vide a clamp 1.18 adaptedtosurround thelaXle as shown in vF igure'., This clamp is prefer?A 55 ably made in looped form from'a metal strap and the end on the other side is secured to the rearwardly projecting portion of the loop by m'eansof the bolt 19. This bolt may be tightened or loosened for releasing the clamp. or for altering its position on 'the'aXle 14. The bolt 19 tends. to hold the clamp 18 in .placenonvthe axle b'utjadditional vholding` i means are provided in the. form offa set screw 20 which bears directly against the axle 141365 and which effectively prevents any accidental displacement of the clamp 18. To the rear- .wardly projecting portion of the clamp 18 I secure a support 21 by means of a bolt 2,2, theVV support 21-projecting horizontally toward the wheel.Y The support '21 is provided with aV f pair of apertures 23 which correspond with apertures 24 inthe horizontal portion 25 of the scraper knife. The horizontal portion 25 75 ing bolts through the apertures`23 and 24 in the manner indicated'in Figure 1.

Unimproved roads are frequentlyfso softr y.

with sticky clay that the clay is apt to ac`` cumulatef in great masses on the tires. This 80 .is particularly true when the chains are in place and the'chains are usually in place when *the Vclay is slippery. The. accumulation of the'ymud is such that it Vvery often stalls the 85 cedure in Vsuch cases is for the driver or one kof the passengers to get outinto theY mud and to pickk out themud from between thespokes of the wheels, using astick or'Y any, other... When a suliicient amount ofw this Ymud has beenremoved, the automobile may Vtravel under difficulties until the remainder of the mud on the wheel is thrown olf during themovement of the automobile.:Av Thisis very hard on the motor'and on the brakes and-springs of the car. With my invention the mud' is constantly shaved yandv r hrownoff and isA never allowed to accumuate.

such full, clear, and exactterms that its construction and operation will be readily understoodby others skilled in the art to which Y it pertains, what I claim asnew and desire 5 Vto secure by Letters Patent of the United States is: Y Y A mud scraper for an automobile wheel includng a bladepositoned in parallelism with the plane of the automobile wheel,,saidbladel y 10 having a forwardly and inwardly inclined shank and'terminating in ahorizontal por-ffA Vtion adjacent the wheel axle and ,parallela thereto, aV collar adapted to SurrOundtbe -wheel axle and adjustablyjsldable thereon, 15 a connection between said collar and thel hori ffzontal portion .ofsadshanln and a set-screw n for securing said collar in adjusted positionV on the'wheel axle. 1" Y -I 1 fi v VIntestlnony whereof I aHix m signature.

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